Appendix B – Printer Control Codes
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Eight-Pin Graphics Control Codes
All 8-pin graphics functions require parameters, n1 and n2, which represent the
length of the graphics string that follows the Select Graphics Mode control code.
These parameters are calculated using a temporary variable,
n:
•
n = total number of graphics dots needed for the graphic string
•
n2 = integer of (n divided by 256)
•
n1 = remainder of the n2 calculation
Decimal: 27 116 0
Hex: 1B 74 00
ASCII: ESC “t” (0)
Disable Printing of Character Graphics (continued)
Enable Printing of Character Graphics
Description: Allows printing of character graphics from the currently selected SBCS code page by
sending a graphics string to the printer.
Parameters are as follows:
• n is the length of the character graphic string.
• d1 ... dn is the character graphics data stream. The number of data bytes must equal
n. Range of values for the characters in each graphics data byte is 0 to 255.
Decimal: 27 43 n d1 ... dn
Hex: 1B 2B n d1 ... dn
ASCII: ESC “+” n d1 ... dn
Notes: For character values from 0 to 31 (00h to 1Fh):
• When the default SBCS code page is selected, the FX-86e IBM character graphics
symbol set is printed.
• When other SBCS code pages are selected, currently selected single byte code
page character graphics are printed.
For character values from 32 to 126 (20h to 7Eh):
• When the default SBCS code page is selected, the selected international character
set is printed.
• When other SBCS code pages are selected, the character from the currently
selected code page are printed.
For the character value 127 (7Fh):
• When the default SBCS code page is selected, a space is printed.
• When other SBCS code pages are selected, the character graphics symbol is
printed.
For character values from 128 to 255 (80h to FFh):
• When the default SBCS code page is selected, the FX-86e Epson Character
Graphics set is printed.
• When other SBCS code pages are selected, the corresponding character is printed.